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Apprentice Field Service Engineer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Ltd
Pay: £11,500.00
Location: Surrey Camberley United Kingdom
Category: Entry Level
Available from: Sep 2020
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time, Indoor & Outdoor
Job reference: E03508069
2020-05-29 2020-06-15

Job Description

Siemens Healthineers is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics and medical information. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare.



By optimizing clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better, and more cost-effective. When people’s lives depend on getting the right diagnosis at the right time, healthcare professionals need the confidence that their equipment is performing to the highest quality possible.



In conjunction with a local college, Siemens Healthineers offers a four-year Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme which will give you the knowledge, qualifications, and confidence you need to build a successful career.



The position will involve dedicated training on your journey to becoming a skilled Customer Service Engineer in the Healthcare industry with excellent Mechanical/Electrical diagnostic knowledge. The successful candidate will join our field-based engineering team of approximately 200 engineers.



Duties to include:




  • Repairing, servicing, installing, fault finding and maintenance of various technical medical equipment and systems to include scanners, x-rays, and ultrasound machines

  • You will provide vital technical service support to our customers working very closely with the factory technical escalation staff; sales and applications support teams as well as our Customer Care Centre

  • Comply with health, safety and environmental working practices and regulations

  • Assess and test the performance and condition of equipment

  • Prepare work areas to undertake work related activities and reinstate those areas after the completion of the work-related activities

  • Communicate with and provide information to stakeholders in line with personal role and responsibilities



We are recruiting for two areas: Manchester (North West) and London (South East area).



You will work at hospital sites throughout the UK, initially focusing on customer sites within the Manchester or London area. However, you will be expected to travel to other Siemens Customer sites to help support your qualification and development.



Location:



The successful apprentices will attend a local college. The apprentice role is a field-based position and will require travel to customer sites in the North West or South East England area. In addition, and as part of their development programme, the apprentice will be required to attend other Siemens manufacturing sites across the Country on temporary short-term assignments as well as visit the Siemens Healthineers Customer Care Centre in Frimley, Surrey. In addition, travel abroad to the Siemens Training Centres in Germany and the US will be required.



Training:




  • You will work towards the Level 3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard

  • Year 1 will involve attendance at college for the first 8 months followed by day release for the remainder of the first year

  • Year 2 will also combine day release as well as in-house assessment

  • The 3rd and 4th years will be assessed in house while also completing an HNC course on day release



There will be opportunities to work for short time frames in the Siemens Healthineers Customer Care Centre in Frimley, Surrey, other Siemens manufacturing sites and our Healthcare training facilities in Erlangen, Germany and in Cary in the US. There are also progression routes from this apprenticeship onto higher technical certificates and official Siemens Engineer training qualifications.



The Apprentice will require a full driving licence to enable them to proceed in their role in the business. Therefore, Siemens will provide a £500 fund to cover driving lessons, Theory test and Practical test fees. The expectation will be a full licence pass within the first 9 months of the apprenticeship.


Personal Qualities :

The role of the Customer Service Engineer requires a balance of technical and personal skills.  Today’s customers require understanding and empathy with their problems, so the successful candidates will be required to effectively communicate with our customers and colleagues with a ‘can do attitude’. You must be keen to learn and have an inquiring mind and be able to demonstrate your enthusiasm for your work and our business. A self-disciplined approach to your studies will be required as well as to your timekeeping and attendance in the workplace.



Skills Required :

  • You will possess excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills to enable you to work within a team focused environment

  • You must demonstrate attention to detail as the role requires the diagnosis and repair of complex mechanical and electrical problems on high technology medical product with a need to fix the problem first time

  • An interest in 'fixing and making things’ is desirable

  • Good level of computer literacy is desirable

  • You should be able to demonstrate your interest in activities outside your school life e.g. Duke of Edinburgh, Scouts, Guides, Sports team etc.



Future Prospects :

On completion of the apprenticeship and subject to a good training record, you will be offered a full-time position in Siemens Healthineers as a Customer Service Engineer with the opportunity of further education and product training.


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